EPISODE · Feb 4, 2020 · 20 MIN

Episode 2 - Faith Austin

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Olly Double interviews Kent Drama graduate Faith Austin about her current work as Technical and Production Manager at the Half Moon Theatre. Working at this legendary children’s theatre is never dull, as it caters to anyone from babies to teenagers, and Faith talks in detail about just how varied and stimulating her job is. She then explains how she went from graduating in 2013 to being appointed at the Half Moon in 2019, a journey which involved taking up every opportunity to do freelance technical work – which she started even as an undergraduate – working with anybody from comedians like Omid Djalili to the puppets of Little Angel Theatre. She stresses the importance of networking, telling us, ‘I basically just kept putting my name out there.’ Finally, she explains how studying Drama at Kent equipped her with the skills she uses in her job today, and offers some advice for those who want to find work in the creative industries. You can find out more about the Half Moon Theatre at https://www.halfmoon.org.uk/ and more about studying Drama at Kent at https://www.kent.ac.uk/arts/subjects/drama-and-theatre